§ 6.2. Right to Floor

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When any member addresses the council, he or she shall respectfully address the presiding
officer and, when recognized by the chair, shall confine discussion to the question
under debate, avoid personalities and refrain from impugning the motives of any other
member's argument or vote.

When two or more members ask recognition at the same time, the presiding officer shall
name the member who is first to speak. The exercise of such discretion by the presiding
officer is not subject to appeal.